Helpful Hints for Choosing the Right Shingle Color for Your Home

By
Divine Roofing
|January 27, 2017

Replacing the shingles on your roof is not really something you want to
be doing often. When it comes time to get them swapped out, make certain
you are going to be happy with the end result, from the choice of material
to the color you selected. Divine Roofing, Inc. and our Colorado Springs
roofing experts can help you figure out all the details and plan your
project, but you can actually get started right now by reviewing these
easy-to-remember hints about how to choose the right color shingle for
your home.

Look at the architecture: Probably the number one thing homeowners overlook when choosing the color
of the shingles for their roof is the architectural design of the house.
It is a little difficult to explain in text but our minds tend to like
or dislike the color of something based subtly on the shape and design
of it. Take a look at your home now and there will probably be a few shingle
colors that jump to mind that you
know you don’t want.

Face value: What color is going to increase your home’s curb appeal and price
tag if you ever decide to sell in the future? Something that looks great
and catches eyes on the way down the road will probably sell for more
than a home that doesn’t, so choosing the right shingle color can
actually be an investment.

Neighborhood rules: If you belong to a homeowner’s association (HOA) – just about
every homeowner these days does – there are going to be rules about
what color shingles you can have on your home. Before you install black
shingles that you thought were excellent, double-check your HOA rules
to make certain you can only go as dark as slate gray.

Grab a color wheel: Taking a page out of the artist’s handbook, use a color wheel to
compare the color of the outer walls of your house to the colors you are
thinking will be nice for the shingles. Whatever doesn’t look good
on the small scale will not look any better when it’s bigger.

Talk to a professional: Of course, you can always seek a professional’s counsel when it comes
to the colors of your shingles. Roofers, like those you’ll find
at Divine Roofing, Inc., spend countless hours working on homes and can
tell you what looks good, elegant, inviting, or just plain bad based on
their experience.

Want to know more about your roofing options, including the choice of shingles?
Feel free to
contact our award-winning roofers in Colorado Springs to talk about project ideas
and job estimates.